Traveling capstan.



- aNO. 842,394. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

H. 'M. FISK. TRAVELING GAPSTAN.

' APPLICATION IILED JULY 18, 1906.

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TRAVELING UAPSTAN.

APPLIUATION I'ILED JULYJS 190B.

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' HENRY M. FISK, or PELLA, IOWA.

TRAVELING cAesTAN.

To all whom it may concern/.-

Beit known that I, HENRY M. FIsK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pella, in the county of Marion and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Traveling Capstan, of which the following is aspecification.

My object is, first, to rovide a strong, du-

rable,'adjus table, and e 'cient'traveling capstan; second, to utilize amotor on the capstan for rotating a drum as required for applying powerto a ditching-machine; third, to utilize the motor ont-he c-apstan'formoving the capstan forward; fourth, to detach- .ably fix the. machine tothe ground preparatory tooper'ating a ditcher therewith, fifth, topivotally connect the frontcarriage with the capstan-frame so that itcan be elevated for lowering the capstan to .the ground preparatory tooperating the machine.

My invent on consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof elements and subcombinations, as hereinafter set forth, pointed outin my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of the machine and dotted lines indicatehow the front carriage can be elevated and the front end of the machineloweredand'fixed to the ground by means of-adjustable anchors. Fig. 2 isa top view of the machine that shows the positions of all the partsrelative to each other and the frame upon which they are mounted. Fig. 3

' is a transverse sectional view on the line in x one of the anchors.

of Fig. 2 and shows how the pivoted hounds of the front carriage are adjust-ably fastened on the front end of the machine-frame. Fig. 4 is amodification of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows Fig. 6is a modification of Fig. 3.Fig. 7 shows'the form of anchors adapted to be adjustably connected withthe machine.

The numeral 10 designates the mating sides of the machine-frame. Theyare .preferably k angle-iron and about fourteen -feet long and rigidlyconnected at their rear ends 'bycross-pieces 12 and 13. U rights 14 arefixed to t e sides 10 and'arche top pieces 15 of the frame are fixed tothe u rights 14, to the rear ends of the sides 10, an to blocks 16,fixed on top of the front ends of the sides 10. 7

An axle 17, supported upon wheels 18, is mounted on the rear end of theframe. Elbow-shaped hounds 19 are connected at their rear ends by a'bar20 in such a manner that Specification of Letters Patent. I IApplication filed July I3, 1906. flerial No. 326,738-

. Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

A front carriage, consisting of an axle 24, wheels 25, a pole 26, and anupright or bolster 27, is pivotally connected with the front ends of thehounds 19in such a manner that the front carriage can be -turned up asrequired to facilitate lowering the front end of the machine-frame, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. 7

To the sides 10 at their rear end portions are fixed cross-pieces 27 andon the crosspieces is a platform 28, upon which is located a gas-engine29 or other suitable motor for o erating a driving-shaft 30, mounted ina suitable bearing 31, fixed on the cross-pieces 27.

A shaft 32 is mounted on bearers 33, fixed to the sides 10, andconnected with the driving-shaft by a sprocket-wheel 34 on thedriving-shaft,- a sprocket-wheel 35 on the shaft 32, and a chain 36 onthe said wheels.- A third shaft 37 is mounted in bearings 38 andconnected with the shaft 32 by a sprocket-wheel 39 on the shaft 32, aspr0cket 1 wheel 40 on the shaft 37, and a chain41 on the said wheels. 91

The shaft 37 is connected withthe wheels 18 by sprocket-wheels 42,fixedto said wheels, sprocket--wheels 43 on the ends of the shaft 37, andchains 44 on said wheels, as shown in Fig. 2, and as required fortransfe power and motion from the motor 29 to the wheels 18 foradvancing the machine when it is not anchored to the ground.

Clutch members 45 on the ends of the shaft 37 must be engaged when themachine is to be moved forward.

To apply power from the motor 29 to a ditching-machine, a drum46 mountedon bearers 47, fixed to. the sides 10 of the frame, and a rope 48 fixedthereto to be wound thereon and extended rearward to be connected with aditching-machine. Sprocketwheels 49 on the ends of the drum areconnected with sprocket-wheels 50 on the shaft from the drum to theditcher.

Anchor devices '53 in the, shape of fia pointed shovels bifurcated attheir upper ends and placed astridei the front end portions of the-sidesand blocks 16 of the frame to incline reaward, and their bifurcated topends and the blocks are provided with coinciding bolt-holes to beadjustably connected with the frame by bolts 54 passed through 5 theboltholes.

In the practical use of my invention the anchor devices 53 can bereadily adjusted to enter the ground to difl'erent depths as requiredfor making ditches of different depths 20 by adjusting the devices andalso inverting the front carriage and lowering the front end of themachine-frame, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. By then applyingpower to a ditcher my machine will be drawn rearward, 5 and the anchordevices 53 will penetrate the ground, arrest rearward motion, and thepower will then be applied to the ditcher to advance and operate it asrequired to produce an open 'ditch, and when the ditcher reaches mymachine the power of the motor can be released from the ditcher bydisengag ing the clutch. v Braces 54 in the form of blades adapted tocut the ground are pivotally connected with the anchor 53 and providedwith pin-holes, that allow a pin 55 to be inserted below the sides 10,and a pin 56 in their upper end portions in such a manner that the lowerpin 55 will arrest the downward motion of the capbe applied to theanchors 54, as required, to force theanchors into the ground as themachine is moved rearward, and the upper pin 56 retains the anchorsinclined, as desired.

To withdraw the anchors 54 from" the ground by a forward motion of thecapstan by power applied to the machine, .the u per bolt 56 is withdrawnand the front end 0 the frame will rise and the anchors 54 will slip outof the ground without lifting the ground, as occurred heretofore.

Fig. 4 shows the positions of the motor and the drum and gearing inreversed position relative to the frame upon which they are mounted. 3 Va It is obvious the capstan can thus be readily utilized by means of themotor mounted thereon for actuatin a ditcher and also readily movedforwar at intervals without horses, and whenever desired horses can hehitched thereto for moving it from place to place over roads andfieldswithout using the motor carried on the ca stan;

Having thus set fort the purposes of my 5 invention, its construction,and manner of stan and cause the weight of the capstan to 'ferring powerto the wheels 1. In a traveling capstan, a frame mount- I ed at its rearend upon an axle and wheels meansfor supporting and andjower the'.'rontend fbf the frame, adjustable I H anchors on the front end of the frame,a motor on the end portion of the frame, a drivingshaft connected withthe motor and earing for transferring power to the wheelsoraclvancing-the-frame.

2. In'a trafveling capstan, a frame mounte ed at its rear end upon .anaxle and wheels, means for supporting and raising and lowering the frontend of the frame, a motor onthe end portion of the frame, a connectedwith the motor and gearing for'transferring power to the wheels foradvanc' the frame, a drum on the end portion of the frame andgearingjtotransfer power from the motor to the-drum;

3. In a traveling capstan, a frame'mountpd at itsend iiponm axle and(plheels, meaps or su ort' an raising an ower" t e front iid o fheframe, a motor on t l ie end portion of the frame, a vdriving-shaftcon nected with the motor and caring for transferring power to thewheels or advanc' the frame, a drum on the end portion 0 the frame andcaring to transferpower from the motor to t e drum and a rope fixed tothe drum for connecting a ditching-machine with the drum and motor.

4, In a traveling capstan,'a'frame mounted at itsrear end upon an axleand wheels, means for'supporting and raising and lowering the front endof the frame, a motor on the end portion of the frame, a driving-shaftconnected with the motor and caring for trans-- or advancin the frame, adrum on the end portion .0 the frameand caring to transfer power fromthe motor to t e drum and a rope fixed to the drum for connecting aditching-machine with the drum and motor and means for raising andlowering the frontend of the frame.

5. In a traveling capstan, a frame mounted at its rear end upon an axleand wheels, means for supporting and raising and lowering the front endof the frame, a motor on the end portion of the frame, a driving-shaftconnected with the motor and gearing for transferring power to thewheels for advanc' the frame, a drum on ,the end portion the frame andgearing to transfer power from the motor to the drumand a rope fixed tothe drum for connecting a ditching-machine with the drum and motor andmeans for l and lowering the front end of the frame means to fasten thefront endof the frame to the ground to prevent backward movement of thecapstan.

orted upon wheels'at its rear end, flat blades 'ifufrc'ated at-their'top "ends and means for adj ustably connecting them astride the sides ofthe frame.

7. In a' traveling capstan, a frame supported u on-wheels at 1ts rearend, adjustable anc ors on the front end of the frame 'elbow-sha edhounds adjustabliy'connected With the supported at its rear end uponwhee ont end of the frame and a front carriage pivotally connected withthe front ends of the hounds.

8. A traveling capstan comprisin a frame ls, an adjustable frontcarriage at its front end, a motor on the frame, a driving-shaftconnected with the motor and frame, gearing for transferring power fromthe motor to the rear supporting-wheels, gearing, for transferring powerfrom the motor to a drum, a drum on the frame, a rope-on the drum, andadjustgable anchoring devices connected with the front end portion ofthe frame, arranged and combined to operate as set forth.

' 9. In a traveling capstan, ag'framc su @ported upon wheels at itsrear, anchors ustabIy connected with the front end ofthe frame toincline rearward and downward,

blades for cutting ground and adjusting the pins in the

